A MOMENT WITH...MARK KURLANSKY, FOOD ANTHROPOLOGIST.(Life and Arts)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: February 19, 2003 | Copyright information

Mark Kurlansky could be called the king of single-subject culinary tomes. The author of "Cod" and "Salt" was in Seattle recently to promote his latest endeavor, an anthology of literary food essays titled "Choice Cuts" (Ballantine, 473 pages, $26.95).

The collection of esoterica includes pieces from Mencius (third century B.C.) and Cato (second century B.C.) to James Beard and Margaret Mead.

On selecting pieces for the anthology: There's this really rich literature that people don't know about. I picked things historically important or odd or amusing. I started off asking ...

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